Breitling ref 817 Italian Army IssuedIssued watches have always been an important element of Bulang and Sons and today we have a super rare and interesting Breitling that was issued to the Italian Army. The Breitling 817 was introduced in 1975 as a tool watch for Italian Army Helicopter pilots, and in some rare cases to platoon commanders of the Battaglione Paracadutisti Carabinieri Tuscania. These soldiers trained as paratroopers at the Folgore Paratroopers Brigade School in Livorno,